I wish for every person to have a place to call home where there is a porch to sit and contemplate, to rest, to find respite from the troubles of the world. It need not be fancy – it need not be decorated with fine furnishings and fancy trinkets. Heck, where I come from a folding chair out in the driveway or in the open-door garage would suffice as you watched the action out on the street or watered the postage stamp “lawn”. (That always cracked me up – a neighbor just two doors down had a lawn about 20 x 20 with a sidewalk down the middle – and don’t ya know that lawn was perfectly edged and fertilized and watered, always. ) I’ve talked about porches before, forgive me for singing their praise here again. I just feel right now especially.. we all need a porch sit.
This is my backyard view, can you see the hummer at the feeder?
Thank you to the few who braved comments in my previous posts. I don’t ever swear that I will agree with you and I almost always have more to say. But.. I am grateful for your comments when they are genuine and not with malice. I think we accomplish that most often, even if we don’t walk away in agreement. I wish that for the world too… and the porches.
Saturday was the second farm market of my four market season. The turnout was terrific and the vision of neighbors, children, strangers, vendors and volunteers coming together, sharing good conversation, browsing the “stuff” and just enjoying something that is NOT the stuff of headlines.. well, it was so good for my soul. If you’ve got these kind of community markets or town picnics, etc. in your area, don’t pass them up. They are an affirmation of all that is GOOD out there, so be a part of it when you can. Join in, support your locals, talk to your neighbors, strangers, children, vendors, volunteers, etc. etc. etc.
Our sons went to school together and this guy is just always with a smile
on his face and a willingness to lend a hand. We need more of that.
Mike and I watched BY THE SEA last night – Don’t waste your time on this movie. Directed by and starrring Angelina and Brad Pitt, it was terrible. Briefest summary – nothing but glamour shots of two shallow people dressed to the nines with very little substance underneath. We kept watching because we thought – surely there’s more to it than this…. but.. there wasn’t. When they finally reveal something that is indeed a tragedy for some people, you don’t even care, these guys are so shallow. And.. someone please throw her a cheeseburger, with bacon.. every day for the next six months. I had high hopes, because although there didn’t seem to be much chemistry in their Mr. and Mrs. Smith roles, Angie did such a great job with her first to directorial movies, I thought this would be a hit too. This one was so bad I don’t know what she was thinking other than an opportunity to wear what she perceives as fabulous cloths while she sulks around in beautiful malta. Clearly she failed at directing herself.
Are you a reader? I am at a loss when I don’t have something to read on my bedside table. Hard to fall asleep without reading at least a little bit before lights out. I just read Anderson Coopers new book, a correspondence between he and his mother (you may have seen the interview on TV)… and I have to tell you… I like him a lot, I like her very very little.. to be blunt, what a flake. Just received both Nobodys Fool and Everyones Fool from Amazon, looking forward to diving into those as I’ve heard they are a good read. I need to leave the TV off for a while, too disgusted with no answers …nothing ruins sleep better than the nightly news as of late…
… Off.. to the porch.